Theme Song
Rock and roll, it's time to go (Gray throws six Pokeballs)
Trust in both a friend and foe (Screen splits in half and shows one side of N's face with light, and another in darkness)
Follow the wind, two tree leaves dance (Alain and Charizard battle alongside Gray and Ferus against Ingo and Emmet in the Battle Subway)
Don't be afraid to take a chance (A Pokemon teleports away from Flare and appears by Gray's side)
Dream on (2x)! It's not my swan song! (Unicus, Bellator, Furcifer, Potens, Celsus, and another Pokemon appear side by side)
Chin up (2x)! The road is long! (Boldore uses Power Gem, Palpitoad uses Muddy Water, and Snivy uses Leaf Tornado before they appear alongside White)
Are you ready for the ride? (Lysandre and Ghetsis meet and shake hands)
Three roads set to collide... (Gray and two boys stand side by side with silhouettes of Bellator, a Blaziken, and a Greninja behind them, respectively)
Pokemon!
IMPORTANT NOTICE IN THE ENDING A/N
What's up, everyone? Last chapter, Alain battled a woman name Caitlin (Unova E4 member) after saving her niece's Pokemon from Team Plasma, and he got absolutely bodied by her Mega Metagross. After the battle, Caitlin saw something and told Alain to go to the Battle Subway so he could meet a trainer with power unlike anything he had ever seen. As for this chapter, the focus will be on Gray as she vies for her fourth badge. Now let's get going!
dragonplayer18: There will be a confrontation between the two eventually, yeah, but they will also work together (the theme song that reveals a fair bit of spoilers) in the future. As cool as Lysandre vs Ghetsis would be, I think you'll be pleased with the route I'll take
ShadowDragon9000: Oh, the Battle Subway is so much better it's not even funny (inb4 you reference this response in a review). I'd love to explain why, but that'd ruin the hype, so I'll just sit here. And the super powerful Pokemon/trainer whatever you want to call it could be Bellator. It could also be Gray, or there may be one other person that no one would expect (not Bianca)
Warrior of Hope: Thanks for pointing that out. For whatever reason I can't spell her name, like, I kept putting "g" at the end through force of habit. Those are the Subway bosses, and Gray and Alain will meet up again for a double battle! Impeccable responses to the questions, by the way XD
MysticBeatz21: I knew someone called it (I think there was another one), so nice job. Alain and Charizard getting bodied is an understatement, but I also made Caitlin freakishly strong for that battle for reasons that will be indirectly explained very, very soon. Potens vs Charizard could be interesting, especially if I decide to unleash an idea I had for dragon types and Mega Evolving (those that can't won't mega, but it's pretty close to it)
Rales Mckoy: I figured since he seemed so unbeatable he needed to show some sign of mortality, haha. Plus, it was a member of the Elite 4, and I'll explain why Caitlin was so freakishly OP if people don't pick up on it soon. Also, thanks!
Defender31415: Tis true, but it (the blowout) was done for a reason that will be indirectly explained really soon. Gray and Bellator are good guesses (is a good guess? I don't know if this should be singular or not XD). And I obviously can't tell you that for a few reasons, the main one being I haven't thought about the league at all, especially with the notice at the end of the chapter. That threw everything out of whack
Gray's Team
Unicus, (f), level 28, Crush Claw, Magnitude, Swift, Rollout, Gyro Ball*, Slash* - (Sandslash)
Bellator, (m), level 33, Tackle, Revenge, Water Gun, Razor Shell, Aqua Jet*, Water Pulse* - (Dewott)
Furcifer, (f), level 28, Beat Up, Quick Attack, Icy Wind, Feint Attack, Metal Claw*, Agility* - (Sneasel)
Potens, (f), level 28, Tackle, Gust, Bite, Wing Attack, Agility*, Air Cutter* - (Noibat)
Celsus, (m), level 30, Confusion, Assurance, Stomp, Psybeam, Agility*, Double Hit* - (Girafarig)
Ferus, (m), level 60, Flamethrower, Feint Attack, Iron Tail, Foul Play, Bite*, Fire Fang* - (Houndoom)
"Hugh wasn't kidding when he said this place is impossible to miss," Noah muttered as he deadpanned at the sight of the Nimbasa City Gym, which was covered in flashing neon lights and obnoxious signs. "I can't believe he won here while using Frogadier. That thing has to be really strong," the eighteen year old continued as he followed Gray and White into the Gym.
"Yeah, water types in an electric Gym? Not good," Snivy announced as if what she had said was groundbreaking. "I bet Bellator could do the same thing if he wanted to, though. Frogadier's not the only really strong water starter around these parts," the grass snake joked, making everyone laugh.
After walking past the receptionist, who made sure Gray had an appointment, the group of three teens made their way into the main room where the battlefield was. What Gray didn't know going into the battle, though, was that the walkway she was traveling down was actually the battlefield.
Suddenly, the lights went off and everyone looked around in confusion until two lights turned on. One focused on Gray while the other focused on a slightly older woman, who had black hair and was wearing fashionable clothing. Before Gray could say a word, all of the lights in the Gym flashed on and focused on the runway, catching the girl off guard while the Gym Leader strutted towards her.
"Welcome to the Nimbasa City Gym. My name's Elesa, and I specialize in electric types. Are you here for a battle?" the young woman asked Gray, who nodded in response along with Unicus, drawing a grin. "Perfect. This runway shall act as the battlefield, and the referee will go over the rules of this battle."
Gray nodded along with Unicus and stared at the referee, who looked like a model, similar to Elesa.
"This will be a three versus three battle between the challenger, Gray Plain of Saffron City, and the Gym Leader of Nimbasa City, Elesa! Only the challenger may substitute her Pokemon, and the battle will be over when all Pokemon on one side are unable to continue! Elesa, choose your first Pokemon!"
The young woman nodded and grabbed a hold of one Pokeball from her belt with a confident expression on her face, and she gracefully tossed it forwards.
"Heliolisk, take the stage!" Elesa shouted as the spherical device opened and revealed the Gym Leader's first combatant.
Gray and Unicus narrowed their eyes as a bipedal electric type appeared in front of them. Looking off to the side, Gray saw Noah, White, Arcanine, Ferus, and Snivy sitting on the bleachers. The rookie trainer then released Palpitoad and Boldore from their Pokeballs so that they too could watch the battle.
"Furcifer, I choose you!" Gray shouted, hurling her first Pokeball as hard as she could.
With her Sneasel appearing from her Pokeball, Gray watched as the Johto Pokemon nodded at Unicus and then took a battling stance while squaring off with Heliolisk, who seemed to be feeding off the intense lights along the runway.
"This battle will be between Furcifer and Heliolisk! Begin!"
"Furcifer, use Beat Up!" Gray commanded immediately, throwing her fist forwards as violently as she could.
Furcifer mimicked her trainer's actions and threw her right hand as hard as she could, sending a bullet of black energy towards Heliolisk. The electric type was blasted by the speedy move and, much to his dismay, Heliolisk watched as two more bullets of black energy zipped towards him. Both hit their mark, and Heliolisk stumbled backwards while holding his head in pain.
"Set the stage! Electric Terrain!" Elesa ordered confidently, almost as if she didn't seem interested in having her Pokemon attack.
Heliolisk nodded and the flap around his neck opened. Shooting a ball of electricity into the air, Heliolisk snickered as the electric ball exploded and little jolts struck the ground runway, making it turn yellow while occasional sparks danced along the ground.
"Charge with Quick Attack!"
Elesa and Heliolisk looked up in shock only to see Furcifer sprinting along the runway while a trail of white light appeared behind her. Then, lowering her shoulder, Furcifer checked Heliolisk and sent him tumbling along the thin battlefield. Somehow, the electric type got back on his feet and ran towards Furcifer, catching both Gray and Furcifer by surprise.
"Retaliate with Iron Tail, Heliolisk!" Elesa shouted, now going on the offensive.
Heliolisk grunted and swung his silver tail at Furcifer, and it hit her in the stomach, knocking the wind out of the ice type as she was launched into the air and crashed into the roof. After falling towards the ground, the Sneasel regained control of her body and landed on her feet, though she dropped to one knee and winced in pain, which Gray noticed.
"Hang in there, Furcifer! Answer back with Icy Wind!" the brunette demanded.
Obeying her command, Furcifer reared back and released a freezing blast of wind from her mouth that struck Heliolisk and made him grunt in pain as frost began to appear along his body. Seeing the terrible state her Pokemon was in, Elesa muttered something under her breath before watching Heliolisk turn and nod at her, making the young woman smile.
"Restore your health with Parabolic Charge!"
"Not on our watch! Furcifer, Feint Attack!"
Before Heliolisk could open the flap on his neck Furcifer reappeared right in front of him while shrouded in black energy, and she slammed her head against her opponent's, knocking him out cold right away. After Heliolisk fell on his back, the referee stepped forward and raised her arms in the air
"Heliolisk is unable to continue! Elesa, choose your next Pokemon!"
"That was a joke. If the rest of the battle is anything like that, Gray should win, no problem," White announced while looking at Noah, Arcanine, and Ferus, who all looked at one another before glancing back at Elesa.
"I don't know. I feel like she used Heliolisk as a set-up," Arcanine opined, making White and the rest of her Pokemon cock their heads in confusion.
"It could be a set-up that makes challengers overly confident, or that Pokemon can set up a few moves, like Reflect, to help out their teammates. It's uncommon among Gym Leaders, but I guess there are some that still use tactics like that," Noah explained.
"Great battle, Heliolisk. You did just what I needed," Elesa commended while smiling at the fainted creature's Pokeball. "Your Sneasel's speed is impressive, but I won't back down."
"Thanks, Elesa!" Gray replied. "We wouldn't want it any other way!"
Smiling at her challenger, Elesa nodded and enlarged her second Pokeball, which was resting in her left hand. Throwing it, the woman didn't say a word even as the spherical device opened.
"Rotom, take the stage!" she shouted just as her combatant materialized from the light, throwing Gray off.
Standing before the stylish woman was a large orange washing machine that snickered, making Gray jump in fear before she sweat dropped in embarrassment. She then shifted her attention to Furcifer and motioned for the ice type to return to her side, which she did.
"Unicus, I choose you!" the Kantonian exclaimed, unaware of Rotom's water and electric typing.
Noah was, however, and he brought his hands up to his head while giving a look of frustration.
"Come on, Gray! Rotom's part water in this form! You have to know that!" he shouted in a hush whisper, making Ferus laugh.
"You really don't think she knows that? Maybe you're the idiot," the Houndoom retorted in defense of his trainer, making Noah scowl while White and her Pokemon laughed.
"An interesting choice, if I do say so myself," Elesa commented while looking at the Sandslash standing in front of Gray. "It looks well trained, so this should be interesting."
"This battle will be between Unicus and Rotom! Begin!"
"Unicus, start by using Magnitude and then hide with Dig!"
Stabbing her claws into the ground, Unicus let out a powerful roar while sending a wave of energy flying across the runway, which was unavoidable for Rotom. As a result, the electric type was clobbered by the super effective attack, and then Unicus dug a hole in the middle of the battlefield, making Elesa gasp slightly while Gray immediately bowed as an apology.
"Don't worry about it, that's what happens during a good battle," the older trainer replied, making Gray smile. "Now flood the hole with Hydro Pump, Rotom!"
Rotom aimed his hose-like arm at the hole Unicus had dug and attempted to fire a wicked blast of high-pressured water, but Unicus shot out of the ground and delivered a wicked uppercut to her opponent, who was knocked onto their back as a result of the super effective attack. Seeing the opportunity to seize an insurmountable lead in the battle, Gray remained on the offensive and threw her hand forwards.
"Keep it going, Unicus! Use Crush Claw!"
Unicus obeyed and sprinted towards Rotom while her claws were glowing cobalt, but as she wound back, Elesa spoke up and countered the powerful attack with ease, just like any Gym Leader would.
"Evade it with Double Team!" the model commanded.
Rotom snickered just before making copies of himself, and Unicus stabbed one of the fakes, making her fume. Gray kept her cool, though, as she remembered the perfect move for situations like the one she was currently in. After making eye contact, Unicus knew exactly what her trainer was going to say, so she jumped in the air and prepared the attack.
"Heh, that's not going to stop us! Swift!" Gray shouted.
Unicus began throwing her arms violently, creating waves upon waves of golden stars that flew around and pelted all of the Rotom on the runway. Elesa watched in anger as each of the clones were destroyed, and she realized that there were only two Rotom remaining, forcing her to act as quickly as possible while Unicus continued her assault.
"Send the stars right back with Ominous Wind!"
Surprisingly, Rotom created a wicked gust of purple wind that sent all of the stars back towards Unicus, but Gray wasn't worried in the slightest, as she knew just how to counter her own attack. Seeing the confident look on the eighteen year old's face unnerved Elesa, but she took a deep breath and waited to see what Gray was about to pull out of her sleeve.
"Plow through Swift with Gyro Ball, Unicus!" the younger girl ordered while throwing her right arm out to her side.
Unicus nodded and began spinning like a drill while she was enveloped in silver energy, and she blew through each and every one of the stars. Then, as she closed in on Rotom, Elesa hurried and issued yet another command to her bulky water and electric type, who was panting.
"Finish this with Hydro Pump!"
"Jump and use Crush Claw!"
Before Rotom could fire a potentially devastating Hydro Pump attack, Unicus lunged forward and jabbed him in the chest with a max power Crush Claw attack, which sent him flying through the air and instantly knocked him unconscious. After seeing the electric type's eyes were closed, the referee raised her arms, and Unicus cheered excitedly.
"Rotom is unable to continue! Elesa, choose your last Pokemon!"
"Thanks, Rotom. I got all of the information I needed because of you," Elesa whispered to the Pokemon's Pokeball.
"I still don't get what Elesa's doing. Why is she leaving this all up to her last Pokemon?" Snivy asked Ferus, who shrugged in response, not knowing the reasoning behind Elesa's strategy.
"Yeah, that's pretty stupid if you ask me. I mean, all it takes is one false move and you're done," Boldore muttered while shaking his head at the Gym Leader's tactics.
"Zebstrika, it's time to steal their thunder!" Elesa shouted, releasing her final Pokemon from its Pokeball.
Gray stared as a zebra appeared in front of her opponent, and it began to flash yellow with electricity while swiping its hooves along the runway. Zebstrika kept his eyes locked onto Unicus even while she looked away, and the referee raised her arms in the air.
"This battle will be between Unicus and Zebstrika! Begin!"
"Zebstrika, use Stomp!" Elesa commanded, this time much more aggressively.
Doing just as he was told, Zebstrika bolted across the battlefield at an unprecedented speed and lunged at Unicus while extending his legs in an attempt to crush her with his hooves. Gray wasn't having it, though, and quickly issued a counterattack to her starting Pokemon.
"Keep Zebstrika at a distance and use Magnitude!" the brunette barked.
Unicus nodded in response before stabbing her claws into the ground, creating a wave of energy that zipped along the battlefield. What Gray and Unicus didn't realize was that they had just provided Zebstrika with the perfect opportunity to land a devastating blow, and Elesa wasn't about to pass it up.
"Leap and use Stomp again! But this time, pin Unicus!"
Taking off at top speed, Zebstrika hurdled the ground type attack with ease and slammed his hooves on Unicus' chest, pinning her against the ground while knocking the wind out of her. White, Noah, and the rest of the Pokemon stared in shock as Unicus struggled to move, and Furcifer began cheering for her teammate, though it was obvious Unicus had little to no chance of breaking free on her own.
"Unicus, break free with Rollout!" Gray shouted after thinking of the perfect counter.
"End this with Signal Beam before she can move!"
Without hesitation, Zebstrika fired a beam of light red energy from his mouth, and it exploded on contact with Unicus, who let out a high-pitched cry before her limbs went limp and her eyes closed, prompting the referee to raise her arms.
"Unicus is unable to continue! Gray, choose your next Pokemon!"
Everyone continued staring at Zebstrika while he trotted back to Elesa's side with a confident grin, and Gray smiled at the Pokeball in her hand while zapping Unicus inside it.
"You were great out there, Unicus. Thanks for all of your effort."
Clipping the capsule onto her belt, Gray attempted to pull out another Pokeball but she was stopped by Furcifer, who walked forwards and took a battling stance as she locked eyes with Zebstrika.
"Zebstrika's so strong. I don't know how Gray's going to overcome this, especially now that she doesn't have Unicus' immunity to electricity," Palpitoad said aloud, drawing nods from the others, except for Ferus, who remained silent and kept his eyes locked on his trainer.
"Furcifer, let's win this!" Gray shouted to her Pokemon, who nodded emphatically in response.
"This battle will be between Furcifer and Zebstrika! Begin!"
"Zebstrika, let's show them another one of your moves! Use Flame Charge!" Elesa commanded, throwing her hand forwards.
While Zebstrika stomped on the ground repeatedly, he was engulfed in fire and bounded along the runway, which made Gray gasp in shock along with everyone else watching. Because she was so thrown off by the attack, Gray wasn't able to react and Furcifer took the super effective move head-on. As a result, the Sneasel was flung through the air before she landed on her face and struggled to get back up.
"Hang in there, Furcifer! Use Beat Up!" Gray ordered.
Furcifer nodded and formed two balls of black energy, one in each hand, and threw them at Zebstrika. Much to her dismay, and that of Gray's, Elesa was more than capable of countering the attack, and she did with little effort.
"Destroy those with Shock Wave!"
All of the stripes on Zebstrika's body turned bright yellow and he let out a ferocious roar while unleashing a wicked bolt of zigzagging neon blue electricity, which crashed through Beat Up and zapped Furcifer so badly she was brought to one knee. Despite the pain she was experiencing, Furcifer rose to her feet and locked eyes with Zebstrika, who was swiping at the ground.
"Let's use Quick Attack!"
"Finish this with Flame Charge, Zebstrika!"
Both Pokemon charged at one another and they collided in the middle of the runway. However, Zebstrika easily overpowered Furcifer and sent her flying past Gray. Watching her Pokemon slam into the ground limply, Gray cringed at the sound of impact and heard the referee clear her throat before speaking.
"Furcifer is unable to continue! Gray, choose your last Pokemon!"
"Great work, Furcifer. You tried your hardest."
"That's insane! How can Zebstrika be that strong!?" White screamed as she rose to her feet and began pulling at her hair underneath her baseball cap. "There has to be some kind of rule against this! Right?"
Noah shook his head and sighed at the fact that Gray had no chance at winning, but Ferus, who was examining the battlefield, noticed something was off. The lights that were flashing along the runway were emitting electricity, which Zebstrika was using to power up all of his moves. After realizing what Elesa had been doing, which wasn't cheating, he ran towards Gray and hopped onto the runway to alert her.
"Ferus, what are you doing?" Gray asked the powerful dark type, who attempted to stand on his hind legs, only to fail miserably. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing, but I know how to beat Zebstrika," he started before going on to explain the lights and what they did. "See? It makes perfect sense!" Ferus exclaimed before Gray rubbed his head and laughed to herself.
"Thanks for the help, buddy. We can take it from here," she stated, prompting Ferus to run back to the sidelines and sit down, ignoring all of the looks he was receiving.
"So, Gray, what's your last Pokemon?" Elesa asked, trying to make Gray choose.
"He's right here," the eighteen year old retorted while holding out her third and final Pokeball. "Celsus, I choose you!"
In a burst of light, the Girafarig appeared in front of Gray and narrowed his eyes as soon as he saw Zebstrika. The electric type mimicked his opponent, and both creatures began swiping at the ground until Gray began telling Celsus about her strategy in a hush whisper, preventing Elesa or anyone else from hearing it. After they finished discussing strategy, Celsus exhaled deeply and nodded at the referee, who threw her hands in the air.
"This battle will be between Celsus and Zebstrika! Begin!"
"Zebstrika, use Shock Wave at full power!" Elesa commanded with the utmost confidence in her final Pokemon.
Without a second to waste, Zebstrika roared as he unleashed another zigzagging bolt of neon blue electricity at Celsus, who narrowed his eyes and prepared to jump out of the way. He stopped, however, when he remembered what Gray's strategy was, and he waited for her to speak. The experienced trainer did end up issuing a counter, and with just enough time for Celsus to act.
"Cancel it with Psybeam and then destroy all of the lights with Confusion!"
After channeling as much energy into his antennae as he could, Celsus grunted when he fired a multicolored beam of energy at the Shock Wave attack. The two moves exploded immediately, and with impeccable aim, Celsus fired several red lasers that destroyed all of the lights. Once she saw that all of the devices had been reduced to rubble, Elesa cursed under her breath.
"Dammit! I didn't think anyone would figure that out," the model mumbled to herself before shaking her head as a means of snapping out of her daze. "No matter, we'll still win! Flame Charge!"
Zebstrika sprinted down the runway while he was engulfed in flames, but Gray's quick thinking allowed her to seize the momentum.
"Celsus, use the first part of Double Hit to block, and then the latter half to attack!"
While he was shrouded in light purple aura, Celsus' tail extended and he whacked it against Zebstrika's head, stopping the electric type dead in his tracks. Then, with all of his might, Celsus donkey kicked Zebstrika and launched the fully evolved Pokemon across the runway and back to Elesa's side, where he struggled to get up, and, once he did, panted wildly.
"Hurry and use Wild Charge while you have the chance!" Elesa yelled, ignoring the obvious signs of fatigue Zebstrika was displaying.
Without hesitation, Zebstrika sprinted towards Celsus while he was engulfed in electricity, and he slammed into his psychic type foe, who was sent rolling along the runway until he stopped just in front Gray, who looked on in concern.
"Are you okay, Celsus?" the brunette quizzed, which was met with an immediate nod. "Okay, then use Psybeam again!" she shouted once Celsus rose to his feet.
"Use Shock Wave, Zebstrika!"
The two quadrupeds fired their attacks, and they missed each other. Instead, Celsus and Zebstrika were hit by the others' attack, and they were thrown onto their backs, making them grunt in pain while their trainers looked on in concern.
"Hang in there just a little longer! I know you can do it!" Gray and Elesa cheered in unison as their Pokemon rose to their feet.
"Great job, Zebstrika! End this with one last Wild Charge!"
Zebstrika did just as he was told and when he reached his top speed, he was engulfed in yellow electricity.
"We're not going to back down! Celsus, use Psybeam!"
Celsus didn't obey his command. Instead, he charged at Zebstrika and everyone gasped in shock until they saw his head begin to glow light blue. A strange humming noise filled the air as soon as Celsus performed the attack, and he lowered his head before lunging at Zebstrika. Both Pokemon collided and began pushing each other down the runway. Once second Celsus would look like he was about to power through, and then the other it seemed like Zebstrika was going to win. Then, when they both threw all of their momentum forwards, an explosion occurred and launched the two back towards their trainers, who waited anxiously for the cloud of smoke to dissipate.
Once the battlefield was cleared, Gray immediately ran forwards and threw her hands upwards victoriously as Celsus stood over Zebstrika, albeit barely.
"Zebstrika is unable to continue! That means Gray, Unicus, Furcifer, and Celsus are the winners!"
Running over to her victorious Pokemon, Gray cheered and embraced Celsus, who let out a victorious roar. Elesa, watching the scene from afar, smiled to herself as she withdrew Zebstrika to his Pokeball and made her way over to the victors.
"Well done. I didn't think you'd find out what was powering Zebstrika's attacks, but I'm pleasantly surprised," the model commended, drawing a bow from Gray and Celsus. "Here, you earned this," she continued, handing Gray a tiny piece of metal that looked like a lightning bolt. "That's the Bolt Badge, and what looks to be your fourth."
"That's right. We're halfway to the league!" Gray exclaimed, making Elesa laugh before she pushed a stray hair out of her eyes.
"Congrats. The closest Gym is in Driftveil City, but be careful. The guy you'll have to battle is one of the toughest Gym Leaders you can find, and not just in Unova," Elesa warned.
Nodding at the older trainer's advice, Gray then bowed and waved as she walked out of the Gym with White and Noah by her sides. Once they exited the Gym, Gray placed the symbol of her victory in her badge case before turning to Ferus and smiling at him since, after all, he essentially won the battle by discovering Elesa's trick.
"So, what do you two want to do now?" Noah inquired, grabbing the attention of Gray and White, who glanced at each other and shrugged. "I was hoping you'd say that," the eighteen year old remarked with a slick grin. "Apparently there's this place called the Battle Subway where loads of trainers test their strength. Want to check it out?"
"Definitely!" White shrieked while pumping her fists in the air.
With that, the trio headed off for the Battle Subway while being watched carefully by a pair of eyes, which were hidden behind glasses.
"Hm, it seems that N is no longer traveling with them. Oh well, whatever the boss orders shall be done, I guess."
Wooh! Gray won her fourth badge, and that means she's halfway to the league. Also, an unnamed person popped up at the end, but they won't be making their debut until the arc's finale. Next chapter will feature a double battle between the teams of Gray and Alain, and Ingo and Emmet, which should be a pretty even fight, and there's also some HUGE news.
If you look at the arc preview, a few more chapters have been added, and the plot's going to change drastically (or, at least, the process of going to the inevitable final face-off) with this new bit. I won't say what it is, or why I just sprung it on you guys (just kidding, I will eventually), but you should get hyped. Till next time, peace out.
1) Thoughts on the additional chapters? (39-42)
Next Chapter: "Gray and Alain vs Ingo and Emmet!"
Upon their arrival at the Battle Subway, Gray, White, and Noah run into none other than Alain, who is denied a battle by the subway bosses only because he doesn't have a partner. When Gray and Alain join forces to take down Ingo and Emmet, they find themselves in one of the toughest battles they've ever been in! Will Alain and Gray be able to defeat the brothers?
Nimbasa City Arc
Chapter 37: A Thrice in a Lifetime Bond
Chapter 38: The Second Piece of the Puzzle
Chapter 39: A Cry for Help
Chapter 40: Advena Appears!
Chapter 41: Cosmic Power Activated!
Chapter 42: Mega Battle 5: The Bond Awakens!
Chapter 43: Battle of Beasts: Bellator vs Pyroar!